November 02, 2011

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Audie Cornish’s star is one the rise. Not two months after she was named the host of Weekend Sunday Edition – replacing a host who had been there for more than two decades – she’s been tapped to fill in for Michele Norris as a host of NPR’s flagship news show, “All Things Considered.”

Norris is taking a break from hosting because her husband got a job with President Obama’s reelection campaign. Cornish has the temporary job for a year beginning in January, and will be co-hosting with Robert Siegel and Melissa Block.

“While it was a tough decision to move Audie (albeit temporarily) from a program she has quickly made her own, her skills and experience make her the ideal person to step in,” said Margaret Low, NPR’s senior vice president of news, in a statement. “She is a warm and familiar voice to NPR audiences and an outstanding journalist and storyteller. Audie will be a wonderful complement to Robert and Melissa. And, in an election year, her experience covering Capitol Hill and the 2008 presidential election will be a huge plus.”

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